CategoryBiblical Term / Worship Term
Modern Equivalenttent; dwelling; sanctuary.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA tent, dwelling place, or sacred sanctuary; especially the portable sanctuary used by Israel in the wilderness.
Key Verses"And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them." (Exodus 25:8)
KJV Usage NoteCan refer to the wilderness sanctuary, a temporary dwelling, or figuratively to God's dwelling with His people.
Common MisunderstandingIt does not only mean a church building; in the KJV it often means a tent-like dwelling or sacred sanctuary.
EtymologyFrom Latin tabernaculum, meaning "tent" or "hut."